Broad Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what Broad Cove has in store for us.

Mate, to be honest, the outlook for the next couple of weeks is pretty grim. The overall pattern is one of small, weak swells and iffy winds. We’re looking at a long gap of mostly poor conditions, with only a few fleeting moments that are just about surfable, nothing more. The water is sitting at 55°F at the start, which is a whopping 4°F colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want a thick suit.

The first chance for a paddle comes on Tuesday morning, July 28th. It’s not much to write home about, with a tiny 3ft SSE swell and a short period of 8 seconds. The energy is weak (167). The only saving grace is that it’s glassy, so the surface will be clean. This is not a standout, just a last resort if you’re desperate. By Tuesday afternoon the wind swings onshore and chops it up.

Wednesday the 29th is similar – a glassy morning with a tiny 3ft SSE swell, but the energy drops right off to 83. It’s tiny and weak. The pattern of small, onshore-affected waves carries on through the end of July and into the first week of August. We get a bit of a bump in swell height on the 31st with 5ft from the S and a period of 10 seconds, giving a moderate energy of 449, but the wind is cross-shore and the conditions are only marginal. That’s about as good as it gets, and it’s still not great.

The real kicker is that from August 1st right through to August 12th, there’s nothing but "poor surf conditions" day after day. We’re talking about a 12-day stretch of virtually no surf worth paddling out for. The swells are tiny, the periods are short, and the winds are mostly onshore or cross-shore. There’s a brief moment on the morning of August 3rd with a glassy 3ft S swell, but the energy is still low (141) and it’s barely surfable. On the 7th and 8th, we get a couple of glassy mornings with 3ft and 3ft swells, but the periods are a shocking 5 and 6 seconds – that’s pure wind chop, no power or shape to it.

There is no standout session here. The best you can hope for is a short, clean window on a very small wave. The setup at Broad Cove is a point break, exposed to the south, but the swell direction is consistently from the SSE or S, which is fine, but the size and quality just aren't there. The optimum swell direction is from the south, so the direction is okay, but the energy is not.

Forget about it for a solid week and a half. The forecast is so poor for so long, this is one of those stretches where you dust off the gear and wait for a change. Things can always turn around, but right now, it’s a blank run.

Rusty.

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